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bestlawyers.com

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73/100Technical Safety ScoreIndependent technical assessment, not a visitor rating
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● Evidence is limited

What is this website?

Best Lawyers is the only Purely Peer Reviewed® guide to the legal profession. We provide lawyer rankings so identifying highly respected attorneys is simple.

No listed local patterns observedHomepage-only analysis is not a malware clearance. Read the scope and findings below.

73/100Safety Score
75%Evidence Confidence
Trust Radar evidence profile Eight evidence dimensions from zero to one hundred. Exact values surround the chart. Threat Intelligence55 Domain History95 Infrastructure91 Website Security83 Security Hygiene70 Transparency54 Reputation50 Operational Stability83
Trust RadarEight observed factors. Select one to inspect its evidence.

How to read this report

Safety Score evaluates observed signals. Evidence Confidence measures how complete, direct, fresh, and consistent those signals are.

No automated scan can guarantee that a website is safe.

Current report context

What changed since the last scan

  • No earlier report to compare
What this scan could verify · 6 observed, 0 unavailable
DNS observed
Registration lookup observed
Network observed
TLS observed
Website response observed
Website content observed

Unavailable and unperformed checks are not clean results. The detailed evidence below remains the source for each conclusion.

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Independent evidence brief

What we observed about bestlawyers.com

Updated Oct 12, 2026

The latest scan examined 9 public pages on bestlawyers.com. Website descriptions below come from the site itself. Registration, connection and threat findings were checked separately.

Purpose and visible content

On its homepage, the site says: Best Lawyers is the only Purely Peer Reviewed® guide to the legal profession. We provide lawyer rankings so identifying highly respected attorneys is simple.

Registrar and domain history

Registered on May 21, 1995. Registrar: Network Solutions, LLC.

Recorded expiry date: May 22, 2031. Registry data can change.

Connection and hosting evidence

The checked homepage returned HTTP 200 in about 3000 ms.

A valid TLS certificate was observed, expiring Mar 7, 2027.

Threat checks and score context

External malware-provider coverage was unavailable. The report does not treat this missing check as a clean result.

Safety Score: 73/100. Evidence Confidence: 75%. These measure different things.

Community reviews of bestlawyers.com

No approved reviews yet ☆☆☆☆☆

Visitor experiences are separate from the independent technical Safety Score.

Visitor opinions remain separate from the technical Safety Score.

Public content profile

Pages reviewed on bestlawyers.com

9 of up to 10 pages

We sampled public pages from this website to understand its subject and contact paths. The titles and short descriptions below come from the website itself. They are not endorsements or independent safety findings.

Best Lawyers | Top-Rated Attorneys Near Me | Purely Peer Reviewed® Lawyer RankingsBest Lawyers is the only Purely Peer Reviewed® guide to the legal profession. We provide lawyer rankings so identifying highly respected attorneys is simple. In The News | Best Lawyers Recognized Lawyers and Firms NewsBest Lawyers features up-to-the-minute news by and about recognized attorneys and firms. Visit often to discover the latest legal news in your region. Announcements and News Highlights | Best LawyersBest Lawyers is happy to share news of upcoming sponsorships, events, announcements, and highlights from our publications. What Kind of Lawyer Do I Need? How AI Can Help You StartLearn how AI can help identify the type of lawyer you may need, what details to keep private and how to verify the answer before taking action. National Guard in D.C. Until 2029: What Businesses Must KnowThe National Guard will stay in D.C. through January 2029. Here's what that means for leases, business interruption coverage and I-9 audit compliance. Regan Zambri & Long: Amazon Delivery Truck Injury CasePatrick Regan of Regan Zambri & Long explains how the firm held Amazon accountable after a delivery truck crash left a D.C. pedestrian critically injured. How Best Lawyers Nominations WorkLearn how Best Lawyers nominations work, who can submit a nomination, what happens after a lawyer is nominated and how candidates enter the research process. Google Antitrust Losses: What They Mean for Big TechGoogle has lost two DOJ antitrust cases. Experts explain why remedies and appeals, not verdicts, will decide whether Big Tech's winning streak is over. $79B in Class Action Settlements: What It Means for RiskThe 10 largest class action settlements hit a record $79B in 2025. See what's driving the surge and how corporate legal teams should manage risk.

Public page evidence

Topics and keywords observed on bestlawyers.com

7 phrases

These phrases were extracted locally from sampled public page metadata. They are observations, not search-volume or ranking estimates.

lawyersTitle, H1, Meta description4 sampled pages
lawyerTitle, H1, Meta description3 sampled pages
legalH1, Meta description4 sampled pages
actionTitle, Meta description2 sampled pages
attorneysTitle, Meta description2 sampled pages
meansTitle, Meta description2 sampled pages
thatH1, Meta description2 sampled pages

At a glance

Key findings

✓

Report is current

The displayed evidence comes from the published immutable scan.

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Confidence is separate

Unavailable evidence is shown as missing and never counted as clean.

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Verify before sensitive actions

Check the exact URL and context before payments, credentials, or downloads.

Fully explainable

Why this score?

Versioned weights
Threat IntelligenceWeight 25%
55/100

Threat providers were unavailable. The neutral uncertainty baseline is not a clean verdict.

Domain HistoryWeight 10%
95/100

Domain registration age and expiry were checked.

InfrastructureWeight 10%
91/100

Observed DNS records and network address were checked.

Website SecurityWeight 15%
83/100

Observed certificate validity and TLS protocol were checked.

Security HygieneWeight 15%
70/100

Observed security header values were checked for basic protective settings. Empty values, disabled HSTS and unrecognized values receive no credit. This is not a complete browser-policy validation.

TransparencyWeight 5%
54/100

Observed site metadata and About page were checked. Publisher-supplied details are not independently verified.

ReputationWeight 5%
50/100

Popularity is weak context, not proof of safety. Unranked sites use a neutral baseline.

Operational StabilityWeight 15%
83/100

Observed HTTP status and final connection scheme were checked.

Server-side analysis

Automated security checks

Local antivirus and phishing checks

ClamAV · homepage HTMLNo signature match in the sampled HTML
Engine version1.5.4
Signature database date (UTC)2026-10-12T06:24:02+00:00
HTML bytes submitted1,131,554
Phishing.Database · exact hostnameNot listed in this snapshot
Feed downloaded (UTC)2026-10-12T06:00:17+00:00
Hosts in local snapshot386,082

Sampled scripts and pages

Resource analysis incomplete

6 resources checked · 4 script links observed on the homepage. Partial resource coverage.

ClamAV inspects the fetched homepage HTML on our server. New scans also sample up to four linked scripts and two collected internal pages, with size and time limits. Scripts are not executed. Other downloads, private server files and logged-in pages remain outside this check. A signature match needs investigation and can be a false positive. No match is not a whole-site safety guarantee.

Exact hostname lookup uses a downloaded Phishing.Database snapshot. It does not send this domain to an external lookup API or mark sibling subdomains as harmful. Not listed does not mean safe. Snapshot age is download age, not proof that every entry was recently revalidated.

Homepage HTML only · Eight local rule families · local-security-v2

Checks use the fetched page and redirect chain. Scripts are not executed, forms are not submitted, and linked files are not downloaded. This is not a malware clearance.

Page resource inventory

Linked scripts4
Inline scripts7
Embedded frames1
External script hosts2

Counts describe the sampled HTML, not every resource loaded by the browser. External resources are common and are not automatically harmful.

Partial analysis. Only the first 512 KiB of the page were inspected.

No listed local patterns observed. The limited rule set cannot detect every threat or behavior.

External threat intelligence

Provider coverageNot checked

Local checks do not query external reputation databases. An unavailable check is never a clean result.

Registration

Domain information

Public RDAP observation
Canonical domainbestlawyers.com
RegistrarNetwork Solutions, LLC
RegisteredMay 21, 1995
Domain age31 years
ExpiresMay 22, 2031
Registry statusesclient transfer prohibited
Report statePublished

Infrastructure

Network & hosting

Observed endpoint, not legal location
IP address52.232.231.208
Autonomous systemUnavailable
Network organizationUnavailable
Observed countryUnavailable
CDNNot detected
Web application firewallNot detected

At a glance

Infrastructure summary

Observed during this scan

A compact view of the connection, DNS and security surface. These observations describe what the scanner could verify at scan time and do not prove ownership or ongoing availability.

HTTP response200 · https://www.bestlawyers.com/
Endpoint52.232.231.208
NetworkUnavailable
CDN and WAFNot detected · Not detected
DNS surface14 records · 2 nameservers · 1 mail exchangers
Protection signals5 security headers · 3 technologies · DNSSEC unknown

Page telemetry

Observed page statistics

Safe metadata only

These counters describe the fetched response and sampled HTML. Script counts describe references in the markup, not a complete browser network log. Cookie counts cover observed response headers.

Response size1,131,554 bytes
HTTP check duration3,000 ms
Cookies observedUnavailable
Script resources4 · 2 external hosts
Frames and sampled checks1 frames · 6 resources checked

Encrypted transport

TLS certificate

Valid when observed
StatusValid when observed
ProtocolTLSv1.2
IssuercountryName=US, organizationName=DigiCert Inc, commonName=DigiCert Global G2 TLS RSA SHA256 2020 CA1
Valid fromSep 7, 2026
Valid untilMar 7, 2027
Certificate names*.bestlawyers.com · bestlawyers.com · intranet.bestlawyers.com · sso-staging.bestlawyers.com · sso.bestlawyers.com · staging.bestlawyers.com · www.bestlawyers.com

Resolution

DNS footprint

DNSKEY status unknown

DNSKEY presence does not verify the DNSSEC signature chain. Missing records can mean no record was returned or the lookup was unavailable.

A52.232.231.208TTL —
NSns57.worldnic.comTTL —
NSns58.worldnic.comTTL —
MX0 bestlawyers-com.mail.protection.outlook.comTTL —
TXT_6tq9ihtadinbcr5v11idqk0lhit51srTTL —
TXT_n6192tpwbfj9bzjiy5ljqovw2t88jl3TTL —
TXT_pklaio6z8tmlgqwrup19xu07zed0ypiTTL —
TXTahrefs-site-verification_25aecec37511102b02ba9868ccdf3839d0f65710f45fff189fecbe27a1e0a9d4TTL —
TXTapple-domain-verification=Z80d8HcsPl3Sq7fLTTL —
TXTbwpzpyf41yp44wjzzn1l4c93t2h3vjtmTTL —
TXTgoogle-site-verification=6ThWYRdWr28gET-E3VKhljLyRyXFP3xnBSaVDdlpMfkTTL —
TXTkdsb3fp3hh2r7ygj1q1619jr8fhv5j5cTTL —
TXTopenai-domain-verification=dv-iZDNFbV7BZjxSZMMYi3rOVQQTTL —
TXTv=spf1 ip4:52.179.211.26 ip4:52.177.112.68 ip4:172.177.127.176 ip4:52.232.231.208 ip4:104.46.106.114 ip4:104.209.182.190/25 ip4:52.1.14.157 ip4:107.23.16.222 ip4:54.173.83.138 ip4:34.192.109.34 ip4:52.207.139.168 ip4:208.85.52.74 include:spf.exclaimer.net" " include:servers.mcsv.net include:spf.protection.outlook.com -allTTL —

DNS observations · no external lookup API

Domain email protection

Exact-host SPF and DMARC observations help the owner investigate email impersonation risks. They are separate from website malware checks and do not change the Safety Score.

SPFPolicy record observed, not fully validated
DMARCPolicy record observed, not fully validated

What to do next

Review the records with your mail administrator. Inventory legitimate senders and test SPF and DKIM alignment before enforcing a stricter DMARC policy. Fix duplicate records and investigate overly permissive SPF rules.

This bounded check does not send email, probe SMTP, evaluate recursive SPF includes, verify DKIM signatures or apply organizational-domain DMARC inheritance. A missing subdomain record does not prove that no inherited protection exists. A DNS timeout is unknown, not an absent record. A policy record is not proof that messages authenticate successfully.

Responsible disclosure

security.txt

RFC 9116 observation

No readable security.txt file was observed at the standard locations. This is informational and is not evidence of malware.

Browser protections

Security headers

5 observed
content-security-policypresent default-src 'self' 'unsafe-eval' 'unsafe-inline' data: blob: *.bestlawyers.com *.blrankings.com *.azure.com *.azurewebsites.net *.googleadservices.com *.googletagmanager.com *.googleapis.com *.google.com google.com *.googlesyndication.com *.gstatic.com *.google-analytics.com *.analytics.google.com *.visualstudio.com *.issuu.com *.doubleclick.net *.facebook.com *.facebook.net *.licdn.com *.linkedin.com *.linkedin.oribi.io *.azureedge.net *.vimeo.com *.vimeocdn.com *.youtube.com youtube.com *.ytimg.com *.braintree-api.com *.braintreegateway.com static.cloudflateinsights.com *.paypal.com *.paypalobjects.com *.sitedataprocessing.com *.hsforms.net *.hs-scripts.com *.hs-analytics.net *.hscollectedforms.net *.hs-banner.com *.hsforms.com *.hs-sites.com hubspot-forms-static-embed.s3.amazonaws.com static.hsappstatic.net *.hubspot.com *.hsadspixel.net *.hubapi.com vimeo.com *.clarity.ms https://c.bing.com *.convertexperiments.com https://*.byspotify.com *.spotify.com *.quantserve.com *.quantcount.com *.navattic.com *.lfeeder.com *.cardinaltrusted.com *.cardinalcommerce.com *.amazonaws.com *.visitor-analytics.io wss://visits.visitor-analytics.io; frame-ancestors 'self' https://*.bestlawyers.com *.azurewebsites.net;
permissions-policypresent browsing-topics=()
referrer-policypresent strict-origin-when-cross-origin
strict-transport-securitypresent max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload
x-content-type-optionspresent nosniff

Response headers

Cookie protections

Passive observation

No Set-Cookie header was observed on the sampled homepage response. Other pages may set cookies separately.

Detected stack

Technologies

Bootstrap 80% Google Tag Manager 96% Tailwind CSS 72%

Versions are shown only when publicly exposed by the page or response headers. An observed version is not, by itself, proof of a vulnerability.

JavaScript library advisories

4 sampled JavaScript files checked locally with Retire.js. Database snapshot: 2026-10-12T02:40:13.167Z.

No supported library version was identified in the sampled files. This does not establish that the scripts are safe.

A version match is not proof that the website is infected or that an issue is exploitable here. Owners should review the advisory, check whether their code is affected and test an update. Up to four external script files are sampled, not every dependency, inline script or dynamically loaded resource.

Publisher supplied

Public contact details

These details were observed on the website, not independently verified as an active support channel.

Phone7168472523Source: https://www.bestlawyers.com/
Emailtkeim@fordharrison.comSource: https://www.bestlawyers.com/
Phone8646991100Source: https://www.bestlawyers.com/
Phone3349567700Source: https://www.bestlawyers.com/
Phone6019485711Source: https://www.bestlawyers.com/

Structured facts

Website identity & response

Public page metadata
Page titleBest Lawyers | Top-Rated Attorneys Near Me | Purely Peer Reviewed® Lawyer Rankings
First headingBest Lawyers® - Purely Peer Review™
DescriptionBest Lawyers is the only Purely Peer Reviewed® guide to the legal profession. We provide lawyer rankings so identifying highly respected attorneys is simple.
Canonical URLhttps://www.bestlawyers.com/
Final URLhttps://www.bestlawyers.com/
HTTP response200 · text/html; charset=utf-8 · 3000 ms
Languageen
Structured typesOrganization · WebSite
Page page detectedhttps://www.bestlawyers.com/in-the-news
missing100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
en100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
Local headers.csp has object src100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
Local headers.cors wildcard origin100% evidence confidence
Local headers.cors present100% evidence confidence
Local headers.cors credentials with wildcard100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
14100% evidence confidence
2100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
unavailable100% evidence confidence
Dns consistency.cname present100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
Local headers.permissions usb restricted100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
Local headers.permissions payment restricted100% evidence confidence
Local headers.permissions microphone restricted100% evidence confidence
Local headers.permissions geolocation restricted100% evidence confidence
Local headers.permissions camera restricted100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
31536000100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
Local headers.csp wildcard sources100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence

Connection path

Redirect chain

1 recorded hops
Hop 1https://www.bestlawyers.com/

The chain is shown exactly as observed by the scanner. A redirect is not itself a malware finding, but unexpected domains or an HTTP downgrade deserve review.

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Compared with the previous scan

What changed

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Explainable matching

Digital fingerprint

fingerprint-v1
bright-radar-arc-479

Comparable components help find technically related websites. A match does not prove common ownership.

DnsHashed private comparison value
TechnologiesHashed private comparison value

Material changes only

Change history

Show change history

No meaningful changes recorded yet.

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Visual evidence

Website screenshot

Screenshot of bestlawyers.com
Captured once in an isolated browser during this scan. Visual tint is an interface overlay. The original evidence is not duplicated.

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Questions about bestlawyers.com

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Is bestlawyers.com safe to visit?

The latest Safety Score is 73/100 with 75% Evidence Confidence. This is a point-in-time assessment of observed technical signals, not a guarantee. Check the exact address and avoid entering payment details if anything looks unusual.

Did the scan detect malware on bestlawyers.com?

ClamAV found no signature match in the sampled homepage HTML. External scripts, downloads and private server files were not checked. This is not a whole-site malware clearance.

When was bestlawyers.com registered?

The public registry record shows May 21, 1995. Registration details may be privacy-protected or updated later.

Did bestlawyers.com have a valid TLS certificate?

The scanner observed a valid TLS certificate using TLSv1.2. A valid certificate alone does not establish that the site is safe.

Can a paid listing change this website's score?

No. Premium placement and owner-supplied pages are labelled separately. Technical evidence, the Safety Score and moderation decisions remain independent.

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